Earthquake details

Sunday, February 27, 1921 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Sunday, February 27, 1921 at 18:23 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Tonga - TO), about 580.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.037 and latitude -18.904.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -18.904, -173.037
UTC time 1921-02-27 18:23:37.070
Location 103 km ESE of Neiafu
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1921-02-27

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